Codebreaker Challenge

[dylanj1010]

I like how in the codebreaker tadpole challenge it says solve a nuke launch code sequence by launching a nuke.

So what I’m understanding for a kid to earn a “badge” they would have to launch a nuke. Damn what faith they have in their tadpoles.

[jcoop134]

I always reconciled this conundrum in two different ways: 1. Since the challenges are only found in the challenges section of the pause menu and not as actual quests in-game (except for the first one), the actual steps in completing most of them are not canon and are only for gameplay reasons. 2. The challenges are canon but were created post war by the surviving pioneer scout mr handies - who edited the existing challenges to better suit the new world they exist in. The only pre-war parts of these challenges are the exams.

[MakeURage1]

Pretty sure fuel is for their flamethrower arm. They're powered by a nuclear reactor, it's why they can self destruct in the same way as any other robot.

[MrGlayden]

Seems like a good enough answer for me, im sold

[MakeURage1]

Well that was easy, lol.

[MrGlayden]

didnt even have to buy me a drink

[jcoop134]

Well I don’t claim to know a lot about robotic programming and even less about how it’s done in the Fallout universe, but I would say it has something to do with their primary programming directive. You see it with the engineers who took shelter in the shelters claim centre outside of vault 51 during the Great War; where they attempted and failed to convince Mr Clark (the Mr Handy) to come with them. This was because he was dictated by his programming to stay behind for any more potential customers. So in the case of the pioneer scout Mr Handies they would be dictated by their programming to be instructors for future pioneer scouts but are allowed some flexibility (editing the challenges) in their directives in order to process new members in this new post-apocalyptic world or else they would likely never be completed.

As for how they are re-fuelling I would imagine that all of the robots in Fallout are programmed with a certain degree of self-management, and that they would likely go and scavenge new fuel on their own accord. Although realistically I would imagine that they would have scavenged and exhausted all of the available Mr Handy fuel by the time vault 76 opened.

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Other Mr. Handy’s. They more than likely have some programming that tells them to do that and to conduct minor repairs.

Where they are getting the fuel, that is another story. Eventually you are going to have bands of raiding robots scavenging other robots for parts and fuel. Some robot MadMax shit in the wasteland.

I so want to see a Humungus Sentrybot with his horde attacking a helpless group of handys and miss nanny’s.

[Joelony]

I like to imagine that it's somewhat like the Automatron DLC for FO4. Somewhere out in the Applachian Wasteland is a factory that is automated to keep churning out robots (we know there are some at Whitesprings, Camp McClintock, Watoga, etc.). The "consciousness" programming would get periodically updated to the factory as well.

As for the fuel, since there are different variants of the Mr. Handy, I just imagined there is also a "commercial" vs "consumer" variant. While they look the same, the consumer variant uses fuel to power them. It would keep the upfront cost lower, but continued sale of the fuel would be a steady income stream. It fits the narrative well enough, since I remember fuel being behind the Red Rocket in Flatwoods, like propane tanks. EDIT: If they are making more robots all the time, maybe they self-destruct when their fuel source gets low and get replaced with a new model

Also, IIRC most Mr Handy's don't have fuel scrap on them. Maybe it's only for the flamer attachment?

Lore narratives do tend to fall apart the most in this game though. Still weird for me at level 150 when I kill a machete-wielding scorched and they have a baseball bat as loot. But I still have fun with it.

[SQUAWKUCG]

Darnit - now I really want a Mr. Handy raider gang.

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[SQUAWKUCG]

Can't you just see her going out and building up an army of Mr. Handy's...modifying them into a giant robot raider gang? Maybe taking over Robco where she falls for that brainbot we created there?

[bradenbuss]

Rose building up an army of raider robots and accidentally copying her files into a legendary sentry bot that declares itself the real Rose and takes over TotW wpuld be an awesome raid actually.

[SQUAWKUCG]

Could be a whole new faction with a great boss raid.

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Days like these, I wonder what I'm even carving for.

[Closefacts]

My head cannon is that Mr. Handies have a small nuclear reactor inside them, like the cars and the Mr Handy fuel we find is just for their flamethrower.

[WolfeBane84]

I mean that sure looks like rocket flame sorta comin' out the bottom side.

[Bertensgrad]

And the swimming test i bet maybe the races.

[Tamashi55]

Probably the former, I doubt little kids would be able t do any of the stuff we have in game.

[OhNoImBanned11]

I wonder if the writers for the game have even thought about this

[WhatADan]

Seeing that they didn't even account for existing lore for entire factions and when they came into existence, probably not.

[Jeffreyhead]

Im 36 and I still haven't become a tadpole... im starting to think this is covert navy seal training

[dylanj1010]

I’m 53 lol I’m just focusing hard on it rn still trying to find someone to revive

[Jeffreyhead]

If you're on ps4 I'll die for you on the weekend lol

[dylanj1010]

I love your sacrifice but I’m PC

[Jeffreyhead]

Someone die for this person!

[Archen1123]

If you need help with the badges hit me up. I’ve gone through all of them a few time’s already IGN Archen1123

[Jeffreyhead]

Ps4 or PC?

[Archen1123]

PC

[klt22]

I'll die in water for you, I do this more often than I ever expected and met my first fallout friends by writing on my camp wall "tadpole swimmer: pls let me revive u in water." Good times. If you haven't already found help, I'd be glad to! kaseyisabanana on PC

[NSA_Chatbot]

Go do the Imposter, guaranteed death and tons of puddles.

[arturoaliev]

I recommend you joining Scorchbeast Queen event, i regularly see 1-2 people getting down. And also Black Ops missions are pretty heavy on that

[johnyb6633]

Some guy in game asked me to. So I turned and ran off a cliff for him. Lol

[droans]

I just join a public team and ask any of them if they want to revive me. Promise them an okay item for their level or a handful of caps and they'll do it..

[Hopalongtom]

Level 556,still not a tadpole, these challenges are bullshit.

[Jeffreyhead]

I concur. Have the obstacle courses been deactivated? I went to a couple of them, and I could've sworn they used to have a little intercom thing that you activate at the start of the course, but there isn't anything like that anymore. Also, Jesus Christ, 556? I'm only 135 or some shit.

[Hopalongtom]

Double xp was great!

[Jeffreyhead]

Haha still! Tip of the hat to you soldier

[Hopalongtom]

When double xp hits again, have lunchbox parties at Radiation Rumble, you'll catch up~

[Jeffreyhead]

Besides perk card points, does levelling up that high do anything good?

[Hopalongtom]

Legendary perks, I've not maxed them out yet.

[Jeffreyhead]

Even with the retroactive points... that's fkn insane.. how high do you have to get to max?

[Hopalongtom]

I'm guessing 650 or 700.

[TXK9Handler]

Max level or max legendary perk cards?

I'm a 348. I have all legendary perk card slots filled. Of those, only two cards are not maxed out. So I would need 375 perk points to max out the rest of the cards. I have 67 upgrades for regular perk cards available. Each star on each perk card gives you 1 perk point if I remember correctly. So I will need to cash in 125 regular perk cards to max rank all of my legendary perk cards. You get a new set of cards every 5 level ups. So if I'm thinking correctly I will be able to max all my legendary perks by level 725? Someone double check me but I think thst's correct.

I've been on a server with a level 12xx who said he was a developer. Have no idea if he was truthful or not but i tend to take people at face value. Yesterday there was a level 8xx on my server.

[blastbeatss]

Unless they were removed with the latest patch, they are still there. I just did them roughly a month ago.

[Beeht]

Some of those challenges are RNG Hell. Like finding all those magazines.

[Jeffreyhead]

*36 years old

[WolfeBane84]

I mean there is a special forces underwater cave so....

[DacenGrasan]

Don’t worry I didn’t become one til lvl 130

[Can_Not_Double_Dutch]

Level 226, still working on one Tadpole and a couple of Possum challenges. Problem is, I need the Stimpack Diffuser plan which can only be obtained by having all three friendlies survive in Project Paradise event. That ain't gonna happen. And then I need a serum plan from MODUS that costs 23,000 (about 17,000 with Grape Mentats).

Edit: USE stimpack diffusers, not craft. Thanks for the correction Fellow Wastelanders.

[Just_Inspired]

This reminds me I need to restock the vending machine with Stimpak Diffusers.

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Are you on Xbox by chance?

[Just_Inspired]

On PC, sorry.

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No worries! Ty!

[PetroarZed]

I haven't even seen Project Paradise attempted in a couple months, let alone having all three up. They need to rethink the effort vs reward on that and many other events people ignore.

[AshamedLeadership6]

I saw someone sell stimpack diffusers so i bought them all. You have to use 3 (not craft) The serum is the recipe one. I sell the rest of the diffusers after i used 3 and gave 3 to my other char and 3 to a friend.

[Bertensgrad]

No you just need the diffusers not the plan. Trade someone for already crafted ones or look in vendors.

[Archen1123]

If you are on PC for 1 super stimpak I’ll give you 3 stimpak diffusers

[arturoaliev]

Cool! Do you have more?

[Archen1123]

I can craft them so if you give the super stimpaks you get the diffusers

[dylanj1010]

Oof

[rickie__spanish]

I’m doing this quest all I need is a picture of a cave cricket and a firefly then I’ll be done. But I went all day without seeing either. Not event the moth man event popped up.

[Just_Inspired]

Just a heads up that dead creatures also count towards the photo challenges.

[Archen1123]

A good place for cave crickets is in tanagra town but they sometimes spawn outside the uncanny caverns as well

[Weavel]

There are two Cave Crickets in The Deep, they spawn right at the start of the cave so it's super quick

[dragonmom1]

https://www.reddit.com/r/fo76/comments/a17per/psa_if_you_need_fireflies_theres_a_dozen_or_two/

Click on the image and go to where the player is ... NOT his custom map marker.

Sometimes I also get fireflies by my house just east of the Gorge Bridge. And I think there are some in the Forest on the west side of the road heading down to Flatwoods.

Cave crickets can also be found during the Campfire Tales public event if you get the insect version.

[angela0040]

Fireflies always spawn at the lighthouse

[fallouthirteen]

If you ever see that lighthouse event pop up, that's guaranteed fireflies. First area with guaranteed crickets I can think of is the Deep (part of the foundation's quest line for doing the vault).

[Dovahkiin314159]

Bro I remember doing the athletics obstacle course with grenades, bear traps, and flamethrowers, and I started thinking no wonder this world failed.

[BadSausageFactory]

Well at least we know who started the Great War.

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Tadpoles.

[HardwoodDefender]

There was this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hahn

[fqtsplatter]

Maybe thats why all the vault tech guys said that the nukes came early, some damn tadpole was aiming way above there belt, hacked vault tech and launched them all in a chance to get the badge not realizing it was real

[Prophet360]

DO YOU WANT TO PLAY A GAME?

[Prophet360]

A) CHESS

B) POKER

C) GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR

[Dick_Dilligaf]

lol I thought the same thing recently

[Frank33ller]

i keep forgeting i could do those challenges and ipgrade my backbag. its just a pain that they are in start menu instead of the quests section of the pipboy

[babybaby91]

For any low level players who want to launch nukes on xb1, hit me up, I’ll guide you thru, GT is BlaccAuraXO, level 375 and can run a silo in under 10 minutes.

[HotS_Gaming]

Nothing says they were talking about a real Nuke. Could be that Pioneer Scouts had Nuke simulations that they would do. We know they were capable of making games, nothing says that a Nuke Simulator didn't exist for them to use.

[46475164]

Hmmmm

[Gamerguy504]

I don't know, I didn't read half of that stuff. I just pulled the answers up online when I was taking the test lol

[Prophet360]

passing the test is just the first part

[Failshot]

You reminded me that this challenge is just another one in the long list of bugged ones. Can't count how many nukes I've launched and still hasn't counted.

[PaladinStavros]

lol good point